School of Business

Mitch Shapiro, Dean; Matthew Will, Associate Dean.

Assistant Professor N. Jean Balcom, Assistant Professor Darrell Bowman, Instructor Darrell Cousert, Associate Professor Laurence DeGaris, Associate Professor William Butch Fennema, Associate Professor Jerry Flatto, Instructor Camille Flora, Professor L. Leslie Gardner, Professor Esen Z. Gurtunca, Associate Professor Katharine A. Bohley Hubbard, Assistant Professor Karl Knapp, Associate Professor Michael Krause, Associate Professor Stephen M. Maple, Assistant Professor Jill Merle, Instructor Stanley Osweiler, Assistant Professor Deidre Pettinga, Associate Professor Mitch Shapiro, Assistant Professor Terry Schindler, Assistant Professor Rachel Smith, Assistant Professor Matthew Will, Associate Professor Sheela Yadav.

Mission Statement

To create ethical and moral global citizens through student-centered scholarship, applied teaching, and service that is responsive to business and civic needs.

Statement of Commitment

We serve our students, their parents, and the community by producing ethical, talented, innovative contributors who will enhance and accelerate the development of the state of Indiana, the entire nation, and the broader world community. We work hard to increase the value of degrees from the School of Business and truly serve as the responsive partner for business and civic leaders. Every aspect of what we do is based on advancing our School’s quality using best practices and the passionate commitment of an outstanding and talented faculty. This is integrated into a standard-setting engagement with the business community, where business executives, employers, government, civic and philanthropic-minded leaders appreciate and rely on our students as the mechanism to implement their individual and collective visions of leadership for our community.

School Overview

All entering freshmen in the School of Business can declare their major areas and are assigned a key advisor in the School of Business. A program of study is developed for each student and may lead to either a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting, business administration, business education (teaching), computer information systems, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, global leadership, international business, management, marketing, operations and supply chain management, or sports marketing. Within accounting students may pursue a track that prepares them to take either of the two primary professional exams: the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) or the Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

A day student can complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree in four years if the curriculum guide as outlined by the school is followed. The minor requirement (18 hours) applies only to business administration majors. International business majors receive the Bachelor of Arts degree, which requires 12 hours of modern language to be completed by University-earned credit. An international semester abroad is required in international business.

Mathematics placement is determined on the basis of preliminary information, including the SAT math score and the student’s academic background. A mathematics placement examination, to determine the student’s specific level of knowledge, is administered for those students who do not demonstrate mathematics proficiency through past records. The school encourages students who plan to continue graduate work to take upper-level mathematics courses. Eight hours of college math, which includes statistics, are required in most School of Business bachelor’s degree majors.

Business programs leading to the Associate in Science degree are offered in business administration and computer information systems. A day student can complete requirements for an associate degree in two years if the curriculum guide as outlined by the school is followed.

Curriculum guides listing degree requirements are available for all business majors. Grade requirements for business majors are listed on the curriculum guides. Requirements for business minors are listed on a separate curriculum guide and in this catalog. A grade of C- or above is required in all business major and minor courses.

ACBSP Accreditation. The University of Indianapolis, through its School of Business, is nationally accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and is a member of AACSB International.

Exit examination. All baccalaureate degree seniors in the School of Business must take a nationally standardized MFAT examination covering all aspects of the business curriculum. The results of this exit examination are for curriculum review and program enhancement, and the composite score of all University of Indianapolis students taking the examination is compared with the composite score of other schools across the nation. The exit examination is scheduled twice per year and is taken online. A satisfactory performance standard is required. Students also are encouraged to consider fulfilling an internship or co-op experience under the designated number of BADM-450.